The Bridge

by Kay Bratt

“Can I feel your face?” “Aiyo, feel my face? Well, I guess that’s what blind people do, but prepare yourself, young man. I’m no beauty queen.”

I thought this was a really touching moment of trust between the blind boy and his new care taker.

Though he didn’t complain, she could see that he was already tired. She didn’t blame him, for his fatigue probably stemmed more from the mental exhaustion of navigating the unknown path in front of him. At least she had her sight to warn her to step off a curb, or around a pole, or to the side to avoid oncoming bikes and rushing people.

There are so many things we take for granted and I think this quote really sums some of it up.

Omg this made me giggle, I think we've all experienced this.

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I want to do this—I want to help this boy. I think my heart feels for him, Mama. He makes me feel all warm inside when I look at his little face. I think this is what a mother feels like. Maybe? I don’t know. Is it?”

!!! Awwwwww!!!!

“Fei Fei, the stars are beautiful tonight. I wish you could see them. This is a night to remember.” “Nai Nai, what do they look like? Can you tell me?” Jing paused to think how to describe stars in a way that he could understand, and then she thought of something. “Fei Fei, do you remember that day that we were walking to the orphanage and it started to rain lightly? You opened your mouth to catch the water on your tongue, and you held your hands out to catch the raindrops on your palms. Remember how that felt?” A look of understanding came over Fei Fei’s face, followed by a huge smile. “It was tickles with a million little points, right? The rain twinkled on your hands.” she knew she was on the right track by the look on his face. “Dui le.” Fei Fei confirmed, still smiling. “That is what the stars look like, my child. They are twinkling so brightly. Millions of them in the sky.”

One of my favourite quotes from the book 📖 ❤️

So with a sigh, he gave up and told the frog about the sea.” Fei Fei looked disappointed that the turtle couldn’t come into the well and be a friend to the frog. “What sea, asked the frog? The turtle looked surprised and asked the frog if he was telling the truth that he had never seen the sea. The sea, old frog! It’s a magnificent place with miles and miles of blue water. You can swim to faraway places and never get there, you can swim down, down, down and never touch the bottom. Only if you have swam in the sea can you know true happiness.”

Such a beautiful way to describe it